vicki.campbell@awomansview.com
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We occasionally use U/S for placement of difficult IUDs in office. Would it be more appropriate to code as 76830 or 76998?
Per an ACOG Q&A: Ultrasound guidance may be reported in conjunction with other procedures, when appropriate, with CPT code 76998, Ultrasonic guidance, intraoperative. When reporting code 76998, if there is no hard copy or stored digital image of the ultrasound, the service is not billable. An ultrasound report in the medical record is also required in order to bill this code. Without the hard copy image or the report, the service is not separately billable.Hello Melanie,
I have a question regarding the message above, would the 76830 code not require the image documentation because it is being used for the IUD removal guidance, our office has been performing these and we needed clarification of what is required for billing other than the detailed written report of the findings and clarification of billing without the assistance of the US views being stored. Thank you for helping me provide educational information for my OB/GYN Attendings.
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed, much appreciated. Have a great weekend!Per an ACOG Q&A: Ultrasound guidance may be reported in conjunction with other procedures, when appropriate, with CPT code 76998, Ultrasonic guidance, intraoperative. When reporting code 76998, if there is no hard copy or stored digital image of the ultrasound, the service is not billable. An ultrasound report in the medical record is also required in order to bill this code. Without the hard copy image or the report, the service is not separately billable.